"This wonderful story, beautifully illustrated with an endearing cast of characters, manages to cleverly combine storytelling with activity and learning in a deft and delightful way. My birthday present quandaries have all been solved!"
Kate Humble.
Meet Bob as he journeys along the magical River Mumbles, which flows through Grumbledown. The river takes Bob on an unexpected, topsy-turvy journey through the seasons, where he encounters a host of different animals and plants. Bob learns to keep smiling, even though he's not sure what's around the next bend.
Join Bob as he learns one of the most simple, eloquent and powerful lessons life can teach. Bob and the River of Time is a fantastical, educational picture book written and illustrated by James Garner. It is a charming, colourful, fun short story ideal for entertaining and inspiring children.
Suitable for children aged 3 years and upwards.
To learn more about the author, Click Here!
Bob discovers the changing seasons, different types of weather and a huge variety of plant and animal life. On Bob's journey, he sees a host of different animals, creepy crawlies, birds, flowers, vegetables and trees. The book is packed with interesting facts, meaning children can learn more as they discover the different critters.
There are over 150 animals and plants dotted around Grumbledown, below is a selection of some of the animals.
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Bob and the River of Time introduces children to the beauty and wonder of wildlife and nature. The beautiful illustrations and attention to detail ensure that each time you open the book you'll discover something new.
There is a key in the back of the book to show you where all the colourful characters are hiding, in case you're really stuck!
'From Tiny Acorns'
Our protagonist was initially drawn as a fisherman as part of a larger illustration for my original website 'jamesgarner.co.uk'
The poor guy's initial manifestation was somewhat forlorn!
The website was used to display my portrait and graphic design work and it marked my first in-depth use of Photoshop. initially I drew five separate A3 images in pencil and scanned them to Photoshop, here I joined them together to create one seamless image and added colour!
The process was slightly laboured as I had to use a mouse but I learnt a lot about the workings of Photoshop and found it very enjoyable.
Sometime later I had the idea to do an illustrated children's book, I had the basic story in my head and the protagonist 'Bob' was sitting right in front of me, pre-made on my website! I purchased myself a Wacom drawing tablet and after one day of writing and five years of drawing, Bob was published.
To see the layout pre-photoshop, Click Here!
Some colouring in for kids & adults too!
Feel free to download and print the image of Bob below, send me a photo of the finished results and I'll pop it on this website!
To see the gallery Click Here!
Bob is available to buy on Amazon or directly from the publishers.
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This incredible magical book is amazing! The artwork is exceptional, it flows and makes a fantastic read aloud book for both my children (aged 3yrs and 7yrs old). They love Bob and his journey and haven't stopped looking at through it. I'd recommend everyone who loves great stories and beautiful children's books to buy this now!
A delightful story, beautifully illustrated, and with lots of activities for a child. My 7-year-old grandson loves it.
What a super book. The children I work with love this beautifully illustrated and educational read. The story is simple and easy to follow but has so much going on, it keeps all the children engaged over and over again. I would highly recommend it.
Idyllic tale leading through nature and exploration of the countryside - as much for parent as child. Graphics are exceptional. This is simply the best
A beautifully illustrated book with something on every page that keeps you coming back time and time again. The story is beautifully told, poetic and dreamy and a perfect bedtime read. And to have the descriptions of the animals and insects at the back of the book is both informative and fun and keeps you going back to explore the pages again and again. Would definitely recommend - in fact I actually bought 2 copies and will be donating one to my daughter's school. (Daughter aged 7).
Beautifully illustrated. Full of fun and wonderful characters. I bought three copies for my God children.
